Zidane has already started 21 different players this season

Real Madrid may have had six players out with injury, but Zinedine Zidane stayed true to his philosophy of rotation and he left Luka Modric and Gareth Bale on the bench as Los Blancos visited- and ultimately defeated - Alaves on Saturday afternoon.

Dani Ceballos was one of those to benefit and he was handed his first start of the season, meaning that 21 members of the Frenchman's squad have seen their name written on the teamsheet so far in 2017/18.

The fact that Ceballos repaid Zidane's trust with a match-winning brace proved that this policy can still function.

Only Zidane's son Luca, the third-choice goalkeeper, as well as Jesus Vallejo and Achraf, have yet to start a match this season.